Jesse MacLeod on Beyond a Song

Jesse MacLeod grew up in Los Angeles, California and began his career performing regularly at small clubs in the Los Angeles and Orange county hip pop scene. At 23 he picked up a guitar and began writing songs, and transitioned into a Roots Americana soul singer /songwriter. His abrupt change in musical direction came from being influenced by artists such as Jason Isbell, Chirs Stapleton and Amos Lee. Song of famed Bluesman Doug McLeod, Jesse had absorbed the sound of blues and soul at a very young age. He had the honor of having his song As The Summer Wanes placed on an episode of NBC’s The Voice, and spends time now regularly performing as a solo singer songwriter in California and Across the nation.

Jesse MacLeod

Keith Johnson on Beyond a Song


Beyond a Song host Rich Reardin has a discussion with legendary audio engineer Keith Johnson. Among his many achievements in the world of audio recording and mastering, he won the prestigious Audio Engineering Society Silver Medal Award given in recognition of outstanding development or achievement in the field of audio engineering, other recipients of the Silver Award include: Ray Dolby, Paul Klipsch, Robert Moog, and Willi Studer. If you’re an audiophile, you’ll want to hear this fascinating interview with one of the pioneers in recording music.

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